NEW DELHI: After the recent visit by Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand, which saw the announcement of a number of initiatives to upgrade the Canada-India relationship, both countries remain in touch about more high-level engagements in the next few months.These include a possible meeting between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Mark Carney next month…
MUMBAI: Indiaās outward remittances for overseas education fell 24% year-on-year to about $0.32billion in Aug 2025 from $0.42billion in Aug 2024. The figure was the lowest for Aug since 2017, a month that typically sees higher remittances at the start of the academic season in US.āThe 24% fall in education remittances highlights how closely Indiaās…
The Trump administrationās recent decision to ease the controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee has offered relief to thousands of Indian professionals and students already in the United States. Yet, a new cap on foreign student admissions has raised concerns about the long-term flow of talent from India, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) warns. Visa…
A resurfaced clip from a May 2024 IRL stream featuring streamer Nina Lin has reignited discussions about consent in live streaming. The footage shows Lin restraining a man named Said while another woman, Zoe Spencer, engages in sexual acts on him. Viewers noted Saidās repeated attempts to leave, raising serious concerns about boundaries and consent…
Bengaluru: Deepavali nights were anything but quiet. Bengaluru recorded night-time noise levels touching 90 decibels in several areas ā nearly double the permissible limit, according to a report by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).Noise levels spiked across residential neighbourhoods, revealing the city’s festive soundscape remains far from compliant. Manual-monitoring stations recorded the highest night-time…
Photo: marina__neuralean/ Instagram Optical illusion personality test, as the name suggests, are simple, fun and engaging tests that claim to reveal a person’s true nature in just a few seconds. These are weird images based on psychology and they have one or more elements in them that trick the eyes. Depending on what catches a…
As the United States faces its second-longest government shutdown in recent history, Democrats are urging President Donald Trump to cancel his upcoming trip to Asia and focus on resolving the domestic crisis. The MAGA chief is scheduled to depart late Friday for Malaysia, with stops in Japan and South Korea, where he will meet Chinese…
MEERUT: Roshni (name changed) was 15 when her life was ruined by a man who threw acid on her for breaking off their engagement. She lost an eye and her face was disfigured. It was 1997. What followed were years of pain and trauma, along with a series of corrective surgeries amid huge financial distress….
These days a viral trend of ā10-minute leg-elevationā is all over social media platforms. Many claim that this practice can provide 8 hours of rest in just ten minutes. Popular fitness trainer Justin Agustin, who has over 2 million followers on Instagram, has also shared a similar post listing the benefits of the ten-minute leg…
NEW DELHI: Of the total 5.30 lakh inmates lodged in prisons across the country as of Dec 31, 2023, as many as 9,095 inmates (1.7%) were reported to be battling mental illness. Of these, 3,722 (40.9%) were convicts, 5,293 (58.2%) were undertrials and 66, detenues.This data in the āPrison Statistics Indiaā report 2023 of the…
